Agriculture Appeals Act 2001
Revised Decisions by Director and appeals officers.
10.—(1) An appeals officer may, at any time revise any decision of an appeals officer, if it appears to him or her that the decision was erroneous in the light of new evidence or of new facts brought to his or her notice since the date on which it was given, or if it appears to him or her that there has been any relevant change of circumstances since the decision was given.
(2) The Director may, at any time, revise any decision of an appeals officer, if it appears to him or her that the decision was erroneous by reason of some mistake having been made in relation to the law or the facts.
(3) A revised decision given under this section shall take effect from such date as the appeals officer concerned determines or considers appropriate having regard to the circumstances of the case.
Annotations
Amendments:
F10
Deleted by Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Act 2024 (38/2024), s. 8(b), not commenced as of date of revision.
F11
Inserted by Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Act 2024 (38/2024), ss. 8(a), (c) not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C8
Prospective affecting provision: subss. (1A), (4)-(6) inserted and subs. (2) deleted by Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Act 2024 (38/2024), s. 8, not commenced as of date of revision.
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F11[(1A) A revision may be made under subsection (1) only if requested by a party to the appeal during the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the decision of the appeals officer was given.]
(2) F10[…]
F11[(4) An appeals officer revising a decision under this section shall send written notice of the revised decision to the parties to the appeal.
(5) A revised decision under this section shall, subject to sections 10A and 11, be final and conclusive.
(6) A reference in section 10A or 11 to a revised decision under this section includes a reference to a decision of an appeals officer not to revise a decision.]